Month: October 2013

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Major victory for conservationists

A major victory has been won in the battle to ensure adequate protection for our marine environment as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) announce they have decided to reclassify Polyisobutelene (PIB), making it illegal to discharge any amount into the sea.

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Appeal after motorcyclist dies in road accident

Police in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a fatal road traffic collision this morning. At 7.50am, Tuesday 22 October, officers were called to a road traffic collision on Gravel Hill close to the traffic light junction with Queen Anne Drive. Three vehicles were involved – a green…

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Stick Man trail comes to life

Fans of the popular children’s character Stick Man can enjoy their own Stick Man adventures by following a new activity trail at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest from October half-term until January next year. Created by Julia Donaldson, who also wrote ‘The Gruffalo’, Stick Man lives, perhaps not surprisingly, in a tree with his…

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Grow and Sell

The Gardening Club from Allenbourn Middle School recently spent a glorious afternoon at Kingston Lacy kitchen garden, learning about seeds and compost. The trip was linked to the national ‘Grow and Sell’ initiative launched last spring by Waitrose. The idea is to encourage children to learn more about where food comes from and about its…

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Mayor buys first poppy

Councillor Richardson and Mr Egerton Verwood Mayor, Councillor Peter Richardson bought the first poppy from veteran Norman Egerton, beside the Memorial Stone on Ferrett Green. Mr Egerton served in the Royal Navy during and after the Second World War. He was a medic aboard a tank landing craft on D-Day, delivering Sherman tanks and their…

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‘Homecoming’ gig for local girl

Louise Golbey will be a support artist for one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s when they appear in Bournemouth. The Stylistics are touring the UK in November and will be at the Pavilion Theatre. For Louise, who grew up in Bournemouth, it’s a ‘homecoming’ gig.  As well as the Stylistics, she’s…

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Sister labs need new homes

Two 11-year-old sisters who have been together all their lives, are now looking for a retirement home. If Storm could talk, she would say: “Being labradors we are quite happy to walk when you want to walk and we do walk very well together, Molly and I are willing to please and would settle in…

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